Brief Assignments Page

Physics 121, Principles of Physics I

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Module 1:  Preliminary Assignment - Assignment 8

Major Quiz over Module 1 is assigned as part of Assignment 10

Preliminary Assignment (This assignment should have been completed as part of the Initial Activities)

Introduction to Key Systems

·         introductory_pendulum_experiment

·         Using the Timer Program

·         First 'Seed' Question

·         Responses to Questions about Key Systems

Asst

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seed

Introductory Problem Sets

lab/activity

text

streamline

Class Notes

other

query

00

 

 

1.1  – 1.7

{`ds, `dt, vAve}

initial timing experiment

View Physics material on GEN 1   CD and ponder questions posed in documentation.

text_00

Units, Uncertainty, Estimates

ball on incline, rotating strap

 

Which Assignments Do I Need To Complete?

B5. rates

query_00

01

 

 1.1

 1.2

 

Formatting Guidelines and Conventions

Error Analysis I. 

PHeT 1.26 Estimation

text_01

Units, Uncertainty, Estimates

rubber bands

 

 Memorize This Idea 1

B6. areas

query_01

02

qa_02

 

 2.1 – 2.3

Fitting a Straight Line

Collaborative Labs Series 1 [10 lab points for project]

text_02

Uncertainties, Units, Measurement

measure dominoes 

#01

Rand Prob Asst 2 Prob 1

Memorize This Idea 2

B7. volumes

query_02

03

qa_03

2.1

2.2

3.1

 

Brief Experiment: Paper Rulers

text_03

Units and Estimates

velocity and `dy

 #02-03

 Rand Prob Asst 3

 Rand Prob Week 2 Quiz 1

 Memorize This Idea 3

B8. units of volume measure

query_03

04

qa_04

 4.1

 

Rotating Straw, Opposing Rubber Bands 

PHeT 2.24 Moving Man

(text_04)

force on marble on incline

 #04

  Rand Prob Asst 4

query_04

05

qa_05

 5.1

 2.4 – 2.6

The Pearl Pendulum

Timing a Ball down a Ramp

text_05

Estimation

buoyant balance 

 #05-06

Memorize This Idea 4

 

synopsis of principles and common errors in analysis of motion

 

synopsis:   Understand ideas 1-3

 

 Rand Prob week 3 quiz 1

query_05

06

qa_06

 6.1

 

Rubber Band Calibrations

text_06

Units, Meaurements, Uncertainties

(University Physics also includes Vectors)

colliding marbles 

 #07

Memorize This Ideas 5 and 6

Rand Prob week 2 quiz 2

synopsis:   Understand ideas 4, 5, 6, 7

query_06

07

qa_07

 7.1

 7.2

 

Error Analysis Part II, Data Program

PHeT 3.51 Motion in 2D

text_07

Uniformly Accelerated Motion in 1 dimension

measuring g 

 

Memorize This  Idea 7

 Rand Prob week 3 quiz 2

query_07

08

qa_08

 8.1

 8.2

 

Hypothesis Testing with Time Intervals

PHeT 3.43 Projectile Motion

 

(text_08)

torque and rotation

 

Rand Prob week 4 quiz 1

Practice Major Quiz (qa)

query_08

Module 2:  Assignments 9 - 20

Test #1 (cumulative through Module 2) assigned as part of Assignment 21

Asst

qa

seed

Introductory Problem Sets

lab/activity

text

outline

Class Notes

other

query

09

qa_09

 9.1

3.1-3.6

Analysis of Initial Ball Down Ramp Data

(text_09)

 

 #08-09

 

query_09

10

qa_10

 10.1

 3.7 – 3.12

Not Currently Assigned:  Hypothesis Testing with Data from Pearl Pendulum and Ball Down Ramp

text_10

Position, speed, velocity, motion at constant acceleration

 

 

Rand Prob week 5 quiz 1

Rand Prob week 4 quiz 2

 

Physics I Basic Quantities and Relationships lines 10, 11, 12

 

synopsis:   Understand idea 8

query_10

11

qa_11

 11.1

 3.15 – 3.19

Angular Velocity of a Strap

text_11

Motion at constant acceleration, free fall, graphical analysis

 

 #10-11

 Rand Prob week 5 quiz 2

query_11

12

qa_12

12.1

 3.13-3.14

Not Currently Assigned:

Ball and Ramp Projectile Behavior

text_12

Force and acceleration, forces in 1 dimension

 

 #12

synopsis:   Understand idea 9

query_12

13

qa_13

 13.1

 3.22 – 3.28

Uniformity of Acceleration for a Ball on a Ramp

Analysis of Data from Angular Velocity of a Strap

text_13

Force and acceleration, forces in 1 dimension

 

 #13

 Memorize This:  Idea 8

query_13

14

qa_14

 14.1

 5.1 – 5.5

 

text_14

Force and acceleration, forces in 1 dimension

 

 #14 - 15

 

query_14

15

qa_15

 15.1

 4.1 – 4.7

Experiment 7, Measuring masses:  view only (on DVD)

text_15

Work, kinetic energy, potential energy

 

 

 Physics I Basic Quantities and Relationships lines 25-27, 35-51

 

synopsis:   Understand idea 10

query_15

16

qa_16

 16.1

 

 Force Vectors

text_16

Conservation of Energy

 

 

synopsis:   Understand idea 11

query_16

17

qa_17

 17.1

17.2

 4.8 – 4.12

CD labeled Ph1 Sets 4, 5, 6

 Force vs displacement 1

text_17

Conservation of Energy

 

 #16 - 18

synopsis:   Understand idea 12

 

Memorize This:  Idea 11

query_17

18

qa_18

18.1

18.2

 4.13 – 4.20

 Energy Conversion 1

text_18

Conservation of Energy

 

 

 

query_18

19

qa_19

 19.1

19.2

19.3

 

 

text_19

Conservation of Momentum, Impulse-momentum

 

 #19 - 21

Physics I Basic Quantities and Relationships lines 28-34

 

Memorize This:  Idea 10

query_19

20

qa_20

 20.1

5.6 – 5.11

 Torque Experiment

PHeT 9.22 Balancing Act

text_20

Conservation of Momentum, Impulse-momentum

 

 

 Physics I Practice Test 1

query_20

Module 3, Assignments 21 - 32

Test #2, cumulative through Module 3, Assigned as part of Assignment 34

Asst

qa

seed

Introductory Problem Sets

lab/activity

text

outline

Class Notes

other

query

21

qa_21

21.1

21.2

 

Conservation of Energy on an Incline

text_21

Elastic and Inelastic Collisions in 1 dimension

 

 #22 - 23

Memorize This:  Idea 12

query_21

22

qa_22

22.1

22.2

 6.1 – 6.7

Collaborative_labs_II [10 lab points total for project]

text_22

 

 

Physics I Basic Quantities and Relationships lines 13-24

query_22

23

qa_23

23.1

 

PHeT 8.7 Collision Lab

text_23

Motion in More than 1 Dimension

 

 

synopsis:   Understand idea 10

query_23

24

qa_24

24.1

24.2

 

 Conservation of Momentum

text_24

Motion in 2 dimensions

 

 

 

query_24

25

qa_25

25.1

 

 

text_25

Forces in 2 dimensions; Free Body Diagrams

 

 

synopsis:   Understand idea 12

query_25

26

qa_26

26.1

 

 

text_26

Forces in 2 dimensions; Free Body Diagrams

 

 

 

query_26

27

qa_27

27.1

 7.1 – 7.7

 Motion in a Force Field

PHeT 6.14 Gravity and Orbits

text_27

Circular Motion

 

#24

synopsis:   Understand ideas 13-14

query_27

28

qa_28

 

7.8 – 7.12

 

text_28

Gravitation and Orbital Dynamics

 

#25 - 27

 

query_28

29

qa_29

 

 8.1 – 8.7

Motion in the Gravitational Field of the Earth

text_29

Collisions, Center of Mass

 

#28 - 30

Physics I Basic Quantities and Relationships Lines 53-67

 

synopsis:   Understand ideas 13-16

query_29

30

qa_30

 

8.8 – 8.18

PHeT:

  • 9.6 Torque

  • 10.7 Ladybug Revolution

text_30

Rotational Motion; Torque

 

 

synopsis:   Understand ideas 17-18

query_30

31

qa_31

 

 

 

text_31

Moment of Inertia, Rotational Dynamics, Angular Momentum

 

 #31 - 33

Physics I Basic Quantities and Relationships Lines 53-67

 

synopsis:   Understand Ideas 19-20

query_31

32

qa_32

 

 

View Experiment 30, Conversion of Gravitational or Elastic Potential Energy to Angular Kinetic Energy

text_32

Moment of Inertia, Rotational Dynamics, Angular Momentum

 

 

Outline of Angular Quantities and their Relationships

query_32

Module 4, Assignments 33 - 40

Final exam cumulative through Module 4, with extra emphasis on Module 4

Asst

qa

seed

Introductory Problem Sets

lab/activity

text

outline

Class Notes

other

query

33

qa_33

 

 9.1 – 9.5

PHeT 16.15 Pendulum Lab

text_33

Statics

 

 

 Physics I Practice Tests Assignment 3 (Test 2)

 

synopsis:   Understand Ideas 19-20

query_33

34

qa_34

 

 9.6 – 9.11

 

(text_34)

 

 #34 - 35

 synopsis:   Understand Ideas 22-24

query_34

35

qa_35

 

 9.12 – 9.17

 

(text_35)

 

 

 

query_35

36

 

 

 

 

text_36

Simple Harmonic Motion

 

 #36 - 38

 Physics I Basic Quantities and Relationships Lines 78 - 98

query_36

37

 

 

 

 

text_37

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

text_38

Fluid Statics

 

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

text_39

Bernoulli's Equation

 

 #39 - 41

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

text_40

 

 

 

 

Complete final exam.

labs: 20-19-13-0, total 56 hrs

module 2 now less intense ...